From f1214c7b3008263694ee19a7a187d1bdd04d2d8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: alex Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:32:38 +0100 Subject: Move ripping to blog website --- blog/content/notes/tech/ripping.gmi | 67 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 67 insertions(+) create mode 100644 blog/content/notes/tech/ripping.gmi (limited to 'blog/content/notes/tech/ripping.gmi') diff --git a/blog/content/notes/tech/ripping.gmi b/blog/content/notes/tech/ripping.gmi new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c2ab2ede --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/content/notes/tech/ripping.gmi @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +# Ripping + +## Media + +=> https://arstechnica.com/civis/threads/ripping-optical-media.1507399/post-43734994 Main source + +### Audio CD + +About 200-300 MB per album CD when ripped to FLAC. + +### DVD + +About 4-8 GB per disc, averaging 5.6 GB per movie as ISO. + +### Blu-ray + +About 20-50 GB per disc, averaging 37 GB per movie as ISO. + +## Hardware + +### Reader + +I got a Verbatim external USB Blu-ray writer for about 120€. + +### Storage + +=> https://diskprices.com/ See diskprices.com + +## Software + +### Audio + +=> https://abcde.einval.com/wiki/ abcde claims to rip and compress to FLAC and tag automatically. + +### DVD + +Use dd to rip DVD. However, dd can fail on some disks, perhaps due to damage or copy protection. + +=> https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/642790 This post on unix.stackexchange describes a trick that works: + +* Start playback of the disc using VLC. +* Try dd first, if it fails, then run a command like "ddrescue -n -b2048 -K1M /dev/sr0 x.iso x.map". +* After dd or ddrescue starts running, quit VLC. + +For playback, most software (including Kodi and VLC for Android) can play back DVD ISO with full menu support + +### Blu-ray + +=> http://fvonline-db.bplaced.net/ FindVUK has the keys to play Blu-ray discs ripped with dd. + +However, with encrypted Blu-ray discs, you need to configure the keys in each device where you want to play back the content. (And this is not easy or possible in some cases.) + +=> https://git.sr.ht/~shironeko/blu-save blu-save can remove the encryption. + +Remember to specify the path to the keys when running blu-save. + +However, VLC is confused by the AACS and CERTIFICATE directories that blu-save copies to the output. If you remove them, then VLC can play the BDMV directory with menus, etc. + +You can repack a Blu-ray extracted with blu-save by running a command like: + +``` +mkisofs -allow-limited-size -o .../my.iso . +``` + +from the directory that contains *only* the BDMV directory. + +VLC for desktop computers can open a repacked Blu-ray ISO and show the menus. Kodi for Android can open a repacked Blu-ray ISO and identify the titles. However, Kodi did not support the menus for the Blu-ray I tested. -- cgit v1.2.3